Oldie but a goodie! Thank you @selfcareisforeveryone for the #reminder 💕
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“The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.” #ralphmarston

If animals can reclaim and recycle, we humans certainly can!
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At KINdom, some of the materials we use for our products are recycled polyester from plastic bottles, and reclaimed fabrics from deadstock which otherwise could end up in a landfill or incinerator.
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Come see some of these reclaimed goods at the @pausefashionhub Conscious pop-up at the @freemasonshall in #London during #LFW .
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#reducereuserecycle#reclaim#repurpose#lovenotlandfill
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Photo via @laylayoda604

Join Dr Jean McNeil this Thursday, 19 September 2019, 7-9pm at @pusatrakyatlb
She will discuss her experience as a writer in Antarctica, it's flora and fauna, and her witnessing of the profound changes taking place in the polar regions and what they mean for the rest of the world.
#undimsiachats#environment#floraandfauna#antarctica

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[Polyporus squamosus]
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This glorious fungi gains it's common names ~ Scaley Polypore and Dryad's Saddle, from it's striking appearance and impressive size - the scaley, tough texture resembling a leather horse's saddle. Typically being a forest fruiting fungi has lead to an association with the mystical and magical Dryads, Nymphs, Faery Folk and otherworldly spirits of the forest.🍂👣🍁
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"Drys" holds the meaning "Oak"/"Tree", and "Nymph" - "Young maiden." The roots of the Dryad and the Nymph stem from Ancient Greek mythology, with tales of old stating these sacred female divinities spend their long lives acting as watchful guardians and fierce protectors of the trees they were born from, and watching over the natural elements, flora and fauna of their nature dwellings.🌲🏔🌊🌱
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Dryads Saddle is also referred to as Pheasants Back, due to its feather-like scales, and cream/tan/brown speckled appearance. Being a polyporus fungi, its underside flesh is stark white with an abundance of tubes and pours that collect morning dew.💧
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This beautiful fungi assists in the breaking down of dead-wood debris and are most commonly seen on tree-stumps, fallen logs, and dead or dying trees. Typically growing in large fans, funnels and shelf/bracket formations and fruiting throughout spring to late summer. 🌿🌬🍁
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The Dryad's Saddle typically grows to a height of 6cm and can reach an impressive cap size of up to 60cm in diameter, with caps being up to 5cm thick, beginning convex and flattening with age.
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This fungi is sought after by fungi foragers as it is edible, best when young, as with maturity these mushrooms become tough and indigestible. Dryads saddle's aroma is likened to lemon, watermelon rind, and cucumbers, it's taste is said to be "woodsy" and "earthy".🍂🍋🍂
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#natureworship#sacred#sacrednature#dryadssaddle#polyporussquamosus#polypore#dryad#nymph#faery#folklore#mythology#mushroom#fungi#mycology#mushroomsociety#mycologysociety#forager#fungiphotography#darkphotography#dark#darknature#naturestreasures#forest#nature#floraandfauna#forestdweller#forestwitch#witch#pagan#heathen 🌒✨